Solar eclipse caused higher tides than normal, releasing Atlantic salmon
into the Pacific. 300,000 of them. So there is that. CBC News.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/atlantic-salmon-released-cooke-aquaculture-1.4257369
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The nets "broke loose" from their anchor Saturday afternoon, said Ron Warren, assistant director of the fish program for the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Warren said strong tidal flows — which are tied to the lunar cycles, not the eclipse itself — could be a factor in the damage, (cbc tonight says it was the eclipse) along with the amount of fish in the pens, which he estimated at more than 1.3-million kilograms.
"A lot of fish, a lot of weight … certainly could have aided in the compromise of the structure itself."
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In a statement on Monday, Cooke Aquaculture said it didn't know how many fish escaped, but estimated it was "several thousand." No company official was available for an interview on Tuesday.
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